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PEACHTHEESOLD
FDR 5177.000
Palmer Brick Plant Also Pur
chased by Joseph F. Gatins,
Georgian Terrace Owner.
,< f .ph (•' Catins, owner of the Geor
gian Terrace hotel, today purchased the
Janies W. English. Jr.. residence at 468
Pea • trie street, considered one of the
pettiest homes in Atlanta. He paid
< 77,“00 Deeds of the transfer have been
re rded with the clerk of the superior
SB'
in addition to the sale of the resi-
James W. English. Jr., sold the
pl nerty of the Palmer Brick Company,
of which he is president, to Mr. Gatins
for $144,000. The plant of the brick
coirpany is located at 1150 Marietta
street.
The Peachtree street residence was de
signed originally for an executive man
si. : anil Mr English several times has
~|.eiied negotiations with the state for its
sale. Not later than last summer a joint
committee of the legislature inspected
tie i lace anti the house committee re
ported favorably on its purchase at a
price approximating the figure for which
it was transferred today. Members of
the senate committee failed to agree and
no action was taken. Several senators
favored the Peters property, adjoining
the Georgian Terrace.
Deals Cause No Surprise.
The English residence long has been
considered one of Peachtree's handsomest
structures. It is of Italian villa type.
The lot has a Peachtree frontage of 200
fret and is 310 feet deep in Howard
street
The disposal of the property and plant
of the Palmer Brick Company caused no
surprise in business or real estate cir
cles The company was thrown into lit-
Irati n last spring. Suits were Instituted
against James W. English, Jr . presi
dent. for alleged breach of contract in
connection with the Shaw brick-making
rrucess. controlled by him. Mr. English
controls the affairs of the brick company.
Neither Mr. English nor Mr. Gatins
could be located today, but it is under
stood that the deal had been pending
for some time The sale of the resi
dence. it is said l , was practically concluded
when the legislature failed to acquire it
for the state.
GIRLS ACCUSE PASTOR:
HE ASKS INVESTIGATION
BEDFORD. N. J.. Oct. Ift.—Th<- Rev.
John A Oakes, aged 56, has asked the
trustees of the Methodist church here
to investigate charges made against
him by twn New York girls of 15 and
16. who spent part of the summer at
Camp Wolf, on the shore near the vil
lage.
Ip a written statement, now in the
hands of one of the trustees, the girls
charge, it is said, that the clergyman
was too cordial in ills manner toward
them one day when they went to his
house In the absence of his wife. The
T’rtrrtKter demies the charge
LOST GIRL IS FOUND
GARBED IN —PAJAMAS!
NEW YORK, Oct. 16. —Clad in dainty
raja mas, her long hair streaming down
hw back and her bare feet beating the
in a quick tattoo, Mies Ella
Skidmore, of 108 Halsey street, Brook
wag found three blocks from het
by Policeman Peter Horan
Her parents did not know of het ab
*sn>.*e from the house until the police
iMn rapped at the door and handed
the shivering Miss Skidmore over to
them.
WARMER WEATHER IS
COMING: NO RAIN SEEN
All the chill forebodings so freely in
dulged in by pessimistic persons yester
6ay may be cast into the discard. The
’eafher man predicts warmer weather
’■nd clear skies for Thursday.
No cold wave will arrive for some tin
v? '- he deciares, and the next few days
will be really warm. No rain is expected
nor is frost likely to arrive before No
vemher 20.
AERY ORDERS '
"’ASHINGTON. Oct. 16.—Army or
ders:
( ' ’Ptain Benjamin R Hicks, medical
from Port Omaha. Nebr. to Fot ■
” X. Y
Pirf,t Lieutenant Maxwell Murray
tilery' corps, Fifth company, to un
-Bs<r tgned list.
r>-. f e f | ,lnw,ng changes stations officer .
meal corps, ordered:
iptain Harry G. Humphreys from
Adams, R. 1., to Jefferson bar
k*. Missouri, relieving Captain Rav
" . Bryan.
\i' a 1 !' ,a ' n Bryan will proceed to Port
i relieving Captain William
•*< * yles.
' Pyles will proceed to Fori
A oams, R. i
Lieutenant Charles A. Bet;:.
iL„ res erve corps, from Fort Wil-
Henry Harrison, Montana, to Fort
,J " s tone, Wyoming.
ftryan Deplores
Attack on T. R.
T ' 'M’.MBI'S, IND., oct. Hl. William
1 niligs Bryan, addressing 2.00(1 peo
b'fe today, opened by deploring th<
( ' 1 misfortune which had befallen
' ’'hel Roosevelt and assured the peo
i'at Democrats deplore it as deeply
i the Progressives. Mi. Bryan did
discuss the issues, but discussed
' dal and state candidates, urging
'mors not i,, pprmH Roosevelt's
, “'uno to detract thrir attention
' Die great issue.- r.f the campaign
" oioet a Democratic president and
mrigress.
HEALY BUILDING
CONTRACT IS LET
Work on Sixteen-Story Struc
ture to Be Begun at Once by
R. M. Walker.
1 Healy ,oda ie ' th * contract
M u- > one - ex oected office building to R.
? contractor, of 713 Gram build-'
DHlon 01,6,1 the arehltects ’ Morgan &
tract-"an l ) ker ” ave ch ' i! * ! ' ! " a " ‘on
he buiMt Sub - contr « ( ’ts and will erect
. 1: - g ° n a »a basis, the
tion ni pa "" K ,he actual cost of construc
system of handlire a.,. *
building > and
favor in 1,1 "■ ll<ls *>e“u growing in
L? Atlanta recently
bdlldin K win oocupy a little mere
Wahon* |,.° f ti "’ bIo, l; bounded by Broad,
" ,o "' Forsyth and Poplar streets, the
flr'-i l'n I* ,reet frontage being mioleted
enough Mr er .r a r s if A,lanta ‘ ast
bu X Heab Wi " ~li' e' another
of the » T. ng ,h€ Broad half
i Mr _ . '■ niaklng; the str.hHjr#* the
i hAt 6 Riding i n Atlanta. It will cost
k aZ and sl ’oflo.ooo. The block
iew nn. . eel square and is °ne of ‘he
W rl W n b J° CkS ° wned by one >"»’>•
in , r W ; be begun on the foundations
Lh-ied a> ' ,bp noted b,>l - iB
Ph ed. |be structure win be sixteen
It wilt 8 ab .° Ve . grOU,,d ' Witb ,wo basements,
back t eX t , a nd fl<>m ~orsyth street 114 feet
back to the rear of the building now oc
'n™ e £? >V , A ’ F Liebman alld other build
nAr lotl ,ng on Broad street will be cut
hlg he ' ear eVe " wlth the Liebman build-
When the entire block is covered bv
the proposed great structure two long cor
rldots wdl run through the middle of the
blocK. each way crossing under a big.
well-lighted dome in the center.
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VICTIM OF SHOOTING
IN THOMASVILLE HAS
SLIM CHANCE OF LIFE
THOMASVILLE, GA., Oct. 16.
James Patti rson. who was sho{ and se
verely wounded here late yesterday aft
ernoon by J. w. Dillon, Jr., is still alive
and some hopes: are entertained for his
recovery. However, it is feared pneu
rnonia may develop.
Dillon Is in jail and. under advice of
lawyers, refuses to discuss the shoot
ing. There were a number of people
on street at the time of the meeting
between the two men. but no one was
near enough to heat what words passed
I between them to cause the shooting.
Both are prominent young men. with
| many relatives throughout the state.
Patterson was shot through the right
lung, the ball lodging under the skin at
the back. The sflooting took place at
Jackson and Madison streets in the
business section of the town. Patter
son was on horseback when Dillon, who
i was walking, called to him to stop.
■ After a few' words and apparently a
disagreement, Dillon, it is alleged, fired
at Patterson. Officer Milton. who was
near, seized Dillon and others rati to
, the rescue of Patterson.
It is said there have been hard feel
ings between the two in regard to hir
ing hands, both men being engaged in
the turpentine business. Dillon lives at
Kirkland, but has been here on a short
visit to his father, J. \V. Dillon. Sr.
BUTTS COUNTY BOYS
AVERAGE 64 BUSHELS
OF CORN PER ACRE
JACKSON. GA.. Oct. 16.—Fifteen
members of the Butts County Boys
Corn club made an average of 64 1-5
bushels per acre. Thomas Hale won
iiist prize for upland with 92.25 bush
els. He also won the first prize for the
best ten ears of corn. Lewis Moore
made 144.68 bushels on one acre, but he
did not enter the contest, because of a
light irregularity. The prizes will be
given next Saturday, the committee not
having finished all the awards
There is great interest in the con
gests for next year, and ft is likely sev
eral hundred boy s will compete for the
rizes. Several of the winners in this
ear’s contest win enter the Atlanta
'orn show in November.
SURRENDERS TO FACE
CHARGEOFCONCEALING
ASSETS WORTH $10,000.00
MACON, GA., Oct. 16.—Dr. W. E.
' eacham. a dentist and merchant of Pine
hurst, Ga., who disappeared last week,
tfter Federal officers found goods worto
10.000 hidden on bls premises surrend
ered to the United States court here to
iay and was released on bond. He is
barged with concealing his assets <n a
bankruptcy ease.
Dr. Beacham recently failed for }25,00t'
end gave his assets as {5.000. Detectives
made a search of his farm and found
merchandise worth SIO,OOO concealed in
various places.
WATERWAYS CONVENTION
IN SESSION AT ALBANY
XLBANY. GA.. Oct. 16.—The Missis
ippi-to-Atlantic Inland Waterways as
sociation is holding a three days ses
sion In this city, with delegates pres
<nt from many Southern states. The
report of S.-vretary Leland J. Render
son shows that considerable progress
“as been made since the last conven
tion.
Today the conyention was addressed
by Congressman VV. G. Brantley, of
Brunswick, and Clarence J. Owens, of
Washington. D. C. The latter spoke on
the relations of the Panama canal to
the states comprising the territory of
the Southern Commercial congress.
A smoker, tendered by the Albany
Chamber of Commerce tonight, will be
the social feature of th- convention.
SUCCEEDS VON BIEBERSTEIN.
BERLIN. <»< ' !'• Prim e Lichnow'ki
was today appointed German aml«t -ador
to England succeeding the late Baron Von ’
Bieberstein I
Jtihy A l LAM A GWKUrIAA AMI AL VV LI ).\ LSI)A \. (H lOBLK 16.
500 Children Daily Patronize Penny Food Counter at Inman Park School
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ter at the Inman Park school, anil, below, two of the children eating a one-eent lunch. Appa
rently there is considerable enjoyment in one of liie penny menus.
FATAL SUBBING
OVER 75 CENTS
Piano Salesman and Type
writer Agent in Knife Battle
in Downtown Office.
In a quarrel over an account of 75
cents. Oscar Bowers, an eighteen
year-old boy of 154 Greenwich avenue.
West End, stabbed and probably fatally
wounded J. S. Dunaway, a clerk of the
Becht Plano Company, today in the
office o f his employers In the Temple
Court building'. Dunaway was taken to
the Grady hospital, where his condition
was pronounced serious. Bowers sur
rendered to the police shortly after the
affray.
Bowers was employed by the Royal
Typewriter Company, of 46 North Pry
or street, and had done work on Dun
away's machine. Dunaway yesterday
sent in a call for more repairs on the
typewriter and Bowers- called at the
office this morning. He iefused to do
the work ordered until Dunaway had
paid for the services previously ren
dered. The bill was 75'cents.
A dispute arose and blows were
passed. R. P. Becht, tiKuager of the
company, attempted to separate the
men, and. according to Bowers' state
ment. it was over his shoulder that he
stabbed his opponent The blade en
tered the chest over the heart.
Despite his wound, Dunaway is seid
to have struck Bowers several blows
after it was inflicted. Bowers left the
building, returned to the typewriter
company 's office, left his tools and im
mediately sun endered.
NEW BANK CHARTERED.
The yectetary of stat*' toila. '.-.sued a
vhai'er to th. Hauk of Trion, to be
capitalized at
Those Unable to Pay for Meals
Are Guests of Mysterious
“Lady Bountiful.”
When the bell tapped for the lunch
hour at the Inman Park public school
this week the children didn’t dig into
lunch baskets or packages. Thev
trooped down to their own restaurant,
each with a penny tightly clasped, and
ordered luncheon a la carte. It was
the first expt riment in the penny lunch
system which the board of woman vis
itors of the schools are trying out.
What do you think of this as a menu
for the opening day?
Hot wiener sandwich One cent
Apple or banana, with peanut but
ter sandwich One cent
Baked sweet potato and two gra
ham wafers One cent
That was the bill of fare, and the
children had their choice. Each cent’s
worth was a substantial luncheon. The
menu will be changed every day, so
there will not be a monotony of dishes.
Mrs. Victor H. Kriegshaber and Mrs.
John D Pickett had charge of the
penny luncheon on the first day. There
are 597 children enrolled in the Inman
Park school, and mo-e than 500 patron
ized the luncheon on the first day. The
building is so crowded that the princi
pal. Mrs. W. T Johnson, gave half he:
office to be used as a lunch room, and
the children were served there
A letter was received from a prom
inent woman, offering to provid.-
luncheons for those unable to pity,
"Serve every child who hasn’t a pen.
ny, and keep an account of It," she
wrote. 'TH pay the bills.”
The penny luncheon is expected to
be especially useful in the Inman Park
school, as many of the pupils come from
the mill district across the tracks, and
have been poorly provided with lunch.
Some of them have been in the habit
of going all day with nothing to eat. a
feat neather pleasant not healthful for
a giowing child. But most of them
had their pennies today, and those who
hadn't were fed lust the same.
The penny lunches will be served in
■STI STRIKE
ATCLIMAXTOMY
Mediators to Receive Answers
of Carmen and Company to
Peace Proposals.
AI’GI’STA. <»A„ Oct. IH. The media
tion hoard, endeavoring to settle the street
car strike, meets at 4 o'clock this after
noon. when the matter will be finally
closed one way or another It is stated
that the board has submitted certain rec
ommendations to both the company and
the striking ear men and their acceptance
or rejection will he known at 4 o’clock.
Augustans have been looking forward to
the result of the mediation with the keen
est interest and have hoped earnestly
that something definite would be accom
plished. That hope still lingers.
Colonel M. I. O’Leary, of Savannah, is
still in the city and will remain here until
the matter Is settled. He was asked to
day what he would do In the event the
mediation hoard was unable to bring
about a settlement. He appeared re
luctant to say what he would do in the
event the board failed to effect a settle
ment, but it is understood that he will
take vigorous measures
The Waynesboro company and part of
the Augusta troops have been with<hawn
from duty here
REVIVAL AT PARK ST. CHURCH.
Revival services at e being held at th-
Path Street M. E. church dully at 10 a.
in. and 7:30 p. in. by Dr. Bell, the pastor,
assisted by th* Rev t’harles B. Tiel
tnan.
other schools if the experiment proves
a success A bakery gave the first
week’s bread free of charge. and has
promised to supply all that is needed
for the future at cost. Several grocery
firms delivered other edibles at cost
price \ 'This gmioro-ily N expected tn
make tin luncheons elute to self-sup
porting,
HEALTH TALKS IK
MOOT SCHOOLS
Children to Hear of St. George
and Dragon. Showing the
Origin of Red Cross.
In uc.i !\ 100 ythitmi Sunday schools
there w ill be told next Hundaj. October
20. the story of St. George and the
drqgon. showing the origin of the Red
Cross adopted from the banner of the
Crusaders of old, as the emblem of
those who are today waging war
against pain and suffering and disease
and death.
Mi- George B. Hinman, president of
the Story Tellers leagu*. who is acting
in the name of tile Mothers congress, is
seeking volunteers to tell this story
Sunday. Mrs. Hinman asks that all
\vho are willing to aid to kindly let her
know at her residence. 759 Piedmont
avenue, or call Iter by telephone, Ivy
624-J.
The story has been prepared in his
torical and adapted form by Mr. and
Mrs. George B. Hinman and copies of 14
will be supplied to those desiring it for
this interesting and instructive work.
The st’iry will be of interest to all chil
dt en.
The Association of Sunday School
Superintendents of Atlanta held a
meeting Tuesday night at Wesley Me
mo ial church and passed resolutions
strongly indorsing this work and that
incident to Tnben ulosis Sunday. Octo
ber 27. They also promised full co
ope a: ion in the observance of it. The
da.\ wii; be fealured in the Sunday
schools all over the city, as well ns In
tlte churches, with brief and inetruc
:ivi addresses dealing with the ques
tion of the elimination of tuberculosis.
STRANGER, SAID TO BE
ATLANTAN, SOUGHT TO
CLEAR UP A MYSTERY
MONTGOMERY, ALA., Oct. 16.—-The
police of Montgomery today are endeavor
ing to locate a strange man. said to be
nn Atlanta lawyer, and thereby clear up
the mystery surrounding the finding of a
woman In an unconscious condition on a
downtown street last night.
The woman is Mrs Jane Ward, sup
posed to be from New York Paul Fuller
and Billie Davidson, well known citizens,
discovered her in the arms of a strange
man, who was arrested by the police and
later released after quizzing He did
not furnish his‘name, and, although the
police would now like to find him. they
have no clew’ as to his identity, other
than that he is said to be an Atlanta law
yer.
The woman is in a local hospital. The
strange man told Fuller and Davidson
that he found the woman lying in the
street, and that she had been struck by
an auto or a missile.
The Power Behind the Dough—
llE*jAK-JLAiC» POWDER.I
Unequalled in leavening quality—makes lightest, most
wholesome and delicious biscuits, cakes and pastry.
'i lb. sc. '.; lb. 10c.—1 lb. 20c.
All good Grocers sell it or will get it for you.
SLAIN GAMBLER'S
WIDOW TESTIFIES
Proves Disappointment, How
ever, in Not Knowing Secrets
of Her Husband.
NEW Y< >RK, Oct. 16. —The prosecu
tion in the trial of Lieutenant Charles
Becker for the murder of Herman Ro
senthal played its final strong card to
day when Mrs. Lillian Rosenthal, wid
ow of the slain gambler, was called
to the stand to testify to the business
relations between her husband and th*
accused police official.
A great crowd stormed the court in
anticipation of sensational testimony
from the woman whom District Attor
ney Whitman believes to be one of his
strongest witnesses.
Mrs. Rosenthal told of her husband
meeting with Becker at the Elks club
on Thanksgiving eve. The lieu
tenant. she declared, placed his arms
about Rosenthal and said:
Well, Herman, how Is things?"
Rosenthal complained that hfs af
fairs were not as flourishing as they
might be and Becker declared: “Every
thing will be all right."
Tells of Becker's Raid.
Then she quickly was led to the day
of the raid. Becker tried to smash
down the door and she ran downstairs
to let him in.
“For heaven s sake!” she said to him.
M hat does this mean? Are you trying
to break up our home?"
Becker, she swore, followed her Inside
and said:
“It had to be Herman or me. Tell
Herman lie don't owe me anything."
Site referred to the $1,500 loaned her
husband on the mortgage.
Mrs. Rosenthal, however, proved
somewhat of a disappointment on di
rect examination. She failed to reveal
any of the secrets which were buried
witli her husband after his tongue had
been silenced by the bullets of the as
sassins on July 16. After a short ex
amination by Assistant Prosecutor
Moss, she was turned over to the de
fense for cross-examination.
The state scored when John F. Mc-
Intyre chief attorney for the accused
lieutenant, tried repeatedly and unsuc
cessfully to show through the widow
that Rosenthal's death was the result
of a gambling feud All questions along
this line were excluded and after being
under flre for about half an hour Mrs.
Rosenthal u’as excused
MAN KILLSHIMSELF
AS hisja/ife PLEADS
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 16. —Because he be
lieved he had failed to provide suffi
ciently for his wife, George Miller, of
704 Market street. East St. Louis, shot
himself to death at his home while his
wife pleaded with him not to take his
life.
His wife became hysterical from
grief.
Miller had been in financial stressi re
cently and feared that his wife had
ceased to love him because of his fail
ure to provide well for her. Jealousy
caused by jmagined lack of wifely af
fection caused his act, the wife de
cla red.
SPARED ONCE. HANGS SELF
WITH ROPE IN HER CELL
NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-- Mtw, 4n.it
Christmann, 32 years old, of the Bronx,
quarreled with her busband,
and tried to commit suicide by throw
ing herself in front of a train on the
L. She wa« rescued by a swutteh-mar:
and arrested. When the matron of the
station house made her inspeoffcn of
prisoners in the women’s wing «t jvgp
a. m. she found Mrs. Chrtstmann hang
ing from the top bar of the ceTl gate by
a rope, made of petticoat strips and a
shoe lace.
COL. MADDOX ACCEPTS
OFFICE OF SOLICITOR
DALTON, GA . Oct. Ife—OtAonel 8 P.
Maddox late yesterday afternoon received
a telegram from Governor J. M. Brown,
notifying him of his appointment as so
licitor general of the Cherokee circuit
for the unexpired term of the late T. C
Milner Colonel Maddox Immediately
afterward stated that be would accept the
appointment and serve.
The appointment meets with considera
ble satisfaction here For twelve years,
Colonel Maddox served in this capacity!
and made an excellent record as a pros
ecuting attorney, and his friends are
heartily congratulating him on receiving
the appointment.
“FAIRLY SUCCESSFUL” IN
FINDING G. 0. P. RECORDS
CHICAGO, Oet 16.—Elmer E. Dover,
former secretary of the Republican na
tional committee, who has been in Chi
cago searching for former campaign con
tribution records, left for Washington to
day.
He said he had been fairly successful in
his search, but refused to state what he
had discovered. He said that was a mat
ter that could be disclosed only to the
senate investigating committee.
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